Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!waikato.ac.nz!aukuni.ac.nz!nholford
From: nholford@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Dr. Nick H.G. Holford)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Wanted - Teaching Curriculum Database Manager
Summary: Database system for Medical School curriculum reform/management
Keywords: curriculum database network
Message-ID: <1991Jun19.000955.4916@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>
Date: 19 Jun 91 00:09:55 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Lines: 38

The School of Medicine at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) is
revising its teaching curriculum.
We have a network (Vines now, Novell real soon now...) with a 
PClone in each Dept (Macs will be added with Novell).

We would like to set up a network database with fields such as:
    Lecture Type e.g. didactic lecture, tutorial, laboratory
    Lecture Title
    Content Keywords e.g. kidney, blood flow, serum creatinine
    Organ System e.g. cardiovascular, CNS
    Disease Category e.g. lung cancer, asthma
    Therapeutic Agents e.g. aspirin, digoxin
    Responsible Dept
    Responsible Person
    Lecture Duration
    Term/Semester e.g. 1, 2 or 3

We would like to use the database to create lecture schedules, detect
overlap of teaching topics by different departments, identify missing
areas of interest, etc.

It seems likely that this particular wheel (or close relative) has already
been invented. Would anyone who knows of a system which might be adapted
to our needs please contact me. There are some (limited) financial
resources available to purchase/license an existing system in addition
to a database manager such as Paradox, Oracle, etc.
-- 

Nick Holford, Dept Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
INTERNET: n.holford@aukuni.ac.nz


-- 

Nick Holford, Dept Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
INTERNET: n.holford@aukuni.ac.nz